District A, G incumbents unopposed in Houston City Council race

KIM JACKSON, Chronicle Correspondent

Published 5:30 am, Thursday, September 6, 2007

As of the filing deadline Sept. 5, no challengers entered the races for Houston City Council District A and G seats, leaving the door open for two incumbents to return for their third and final terms at Houston City Hall.

District A Houston City Councilwoman Toni Lawrence, 60, has filed for re-election to the district that represents northwest Houston, including the Spring Branch neighborhood and Willowbrook shopping area. She won that seat in 2003 after two unsuccessful campaigns in 1999 and 2001.

Lawrence is co-owner of Craftsman Fabricated Glass, a wholesale glass company in Houston. Prior to taking office at Houston City Hall, she was a community activist and member of the Inwood Forest Super Neighborhood Council.

Lawrence holds a master's degree in education and has worked as a public school teacher in Albuquerque, Austin and in Houston.

Currently unopposed in her re-election bid, District G Houston City Councilwoman Pam Holm, 59, also is seeking a third term in office, representing residents in the River Oaks, Uptown/Galleria, Memorial and west Houston neighborhoods.

Holm won election to that district position in a crowded race in 2003.

She has served as executive director of Scenic Houston, 3015 Richmond Avenue, No. 220, as board member for Trees for Houston, 4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 310, and as past president of the Tanglewood Homes Association.